Scott specializes in producing cinematic music that is dramatic, sentimental, and fantasy-like in nature, ranging from acoustic piano solo to more complex digital orchestration with additional focus on electronic, suspense building rhythms as in the piece "Broken Chains".

The combining of music with media and entertainment creates a powerful statement and tool that can sway the emotions of many people.

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Composition gives proper meaning to the natural streams of sound that penetrate the world.

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The Artist

Biography

Scott Lawrence is an American music composer. He grew up in the South, having moved around a great deal before landing in Atlanta, Georgia for the first part of his young adulthood. He has since made Seattle, Washington his home for the past fifteen years. His passion for music began at age 5 when he started playing piano. By age 12, he had sketched out several piano solo pieces that would later evolve into full compositions, while other melodies would blossom into orchestrated and cinematic scores.

I Didn't Want to Leave You is magical.The piano/guitar/cello ensemble moving in harmonic tandem is very pretty and quite moving.

Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie
London-based film score composer

Scott is now busy working on his first studio album. In it, he will exhibit cinematic themes of upheaval, emotionally charged to season the ear with delicate piano melodies and dramatic orchestrations.

Scott's background stems from a family of musicians on his father's side (Larry Rice), yet having been raised by his mother, he discovered his own propensity to play musical instruments. Frustrated with the slow progress of piano lessons, he used his adolescent years to mature his talent, relying mostly on his ability to play by ear. While attending Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, he studied music very briefly. After moving to Seattle, he tackled a more comprehensive scrutiny of music theory, composition, and digital audio recording through an intense, two-year program at Shoreline Community College.

More recently, Scott has set up a home studio and continues to grow within the recording industry, using software like Digital Performer, Pro Tools, and Logic Pro to produce his unique sound. He's cultivated a strong discipline to self-teach, originated two music videos, and has worked on several collaborative projects with other artists.

Excerpts from his debut album have been described as, "Truly evocative"…"Haunting" and "Well produced."

Artist Statement

I’m a composer and recording artist who writes music for piano, digital orchestra, and electronic instruments. Driven by my passion for film and EDM, I record stylized sounds that are both cinematic and modern to create emotional explorations of many different film genres; adventure, romance, fairy tale, thriller, action and more. I develop these themes using various musical styles, sometimes classical and sometimes contemporary, spanning a broad range of complexity and expression to capture the imagination of audiences who are fond of film music and alternative pop.

My music reflects my affinity for drama, suspense, fun and surprise. I construct my music with precision—with emotional movement—with a core that’s clear and concise. While wearing many hats as composer, orchestrator, recording engineer, and sound designer; I value the timely process necessary to mesh harmony with melody to an artistic completion. Great film composers such as Basil Poledouris and Michael Giocchino have inspired some of my cinematic writing, while mainstream pop artists (Herbie Hancock, Erasure, Lady Gaga) have influenced my electronic production.

Why create music? It’s an opportunity to express and untangle emotions. It gives me a chance to connect with an audience and with other artists through collaboration. Music is my strongest voice – it flows generously and naturally. I approach composing personally and intellectually, with tradition or whimsy, and always with a sense of innovation. I write music to haunt my listeners with meaningful substance, as if painting their thoughts and feelings from black & white to color.

I'm always excited about the creative process and open to collaborating with another artist, DJ, vocalist, or film-maker when the project is right.

Enjoy the rhythm.

Scott Lawrence / SLM

Audio

Portfolio of Music

CINEMATIC SETS

By Scott Lawrence (SLM)

Orchestral & Ambient Film Music

Bold & Dramatic

SLM's Electro-Dance & Remix

Corporate Sound & Other

Recent Work

One Meditation

"AHS-Asylum" Mock-Up

Video

Portfolio of Film and Music Videos

When The Lights Go Out

Music and lyrics by Scott Lawrence. Lyrics, vocals and video by Nick James.